Lamento Borincano
1929 song performed by Rafael Hernández Marín / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lamento Borincano" ('Puerto Rican Lament') is Rafael Hernández Marín's acclaimed composition in Puerto Rico's patriotic tradition. It takes its name from the free musical form Lament (Latin, lāmentor), and from Borinquen, an indigenous name for the island. Hernández released the song in 1929 to illustrate the economic precariousness that had engulfed the Puerto Rican farmer since the late-1920s' Puerto Rico. It became an instantaneous hit in Puerto Rico and its popularity soon followed in many Latin American countries. Renowned international artists have sung it and featured it in their repertoire.[2][3]
"Lamento Borincano" | |
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Single by Rafael Hernández Marín | |
Released | 1929 |
Recorded | 1929 |
Genre | bolero |
Length | 6:37 |
Label | Sony Discos |
Songwriter(s) | Rafael Hernández Marín |
Producer(s) | Fernandito Álvarez[1] |
In 2018, the original 1930 recording of the song by Canario y Su Grupo was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4]